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Live WWDC Keynotes! (New iPhone revealed OMG Video chat over wifi!!!!)

Hey many of us would like to be at WWDC but due to various reasons we aren't so why not follow the keynotes live with pics.
Updating every 2-3 mins its fun to read and see pics live. Its here.
Some of the updates which i liked below:
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10:37 PM "It is magical, I know it because I got this email: I was sitting in a café with my iPad, and it got a girl interested in me!." "So there’s proof." Huge cheers.
10:41PM "A friend of mine wrote this, and he sent me an email and he said I could use it. I earned more in the first day of selling Elements than I did in the past 5 years of Google ads on periodictable.com" Ouch
11:04PM "And it’s really thin. This is the new iPhone 4." Leaks were real then?
11:04PM "You gotta see this in person. This is beyond the doubt, the most precise thing, and one of the most beautiful we’ve ever made. Glass on the front and back, and steel around the sides. It’s like a beautiful old Leica camera."
11:05PM "As a matter of fact, it is the thinnest smartphone on the planet." O’rly?
11:05PM "It is 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS."
11:21PM Dual mics, 802.11n WiFi, GPS, compass, accelerometer.
11:21PM Quad band HSDPA, 7.2Mbps
11:21PM Big cheers for that.
11:21PM "Number four, we have another new piece of hardware. We’re adding a gyroscope."
12:08PM "We made a little video to show some of the ways people might use it."
12:08PM "So FaceTime video calling. We’re really happy with this."
12:23AM "We developed a glass that’s 30 times harder than plastic."
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Looks like apple is having the same problems as google did with the WIFI there.
You would think that apple would of done something about concidering they came weeks after google and had to of watched their presentation.
And it looks like they won't be able to show some of the key features on the iphone 4... On day one it already gets a black eye.

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Respectfully, I don´t think this information is relevant to XDA

Farm ville on iPhone

oh okay orb no problem, xda is a win mob fan site (Me too ) but same time there are some apple fan boys here. This might be useful for them ha ha

It is relevant as most users here are used to phone hardware that is far more advanced than the iPhone.
Not anymore. Yes iPhone OS still sucks and of course there is no hardware keyboard, but the new phones display alone is enough to make me a little jealous. 960x640 makes the 800x480 screen on my Rhodium feel like QVGA. When will WE get display's like this? WinMo obviously never will, and WP7 only supports up to 800x480.
I assume Android could support this resolution, but when? Imagine the HD2's 4.3" display at 960x640! LCD pr0n it would be. HTC needs to get on this quickly.

Wow impressive, Video chat over wi-fi and the app which enables this is FaceTime. Cool.

video chat and the book apps is just bs. On the other hand - the screen, the camera (+LED flash), the processor, and the antenna seem like good innovations. Hate to say it, but... Well done, Apple.

orb3000 said:
Respectfully, I don´t think this information is relevant to XDA
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Orb, it is COMPLELTY relevant to XDA
It proves what a fail the iphone is

Badwolve1 said:
Orb, it is COMPLELTY relevant to XDA
It proves what a fail the iphone is
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BTW, guys the glass used is 30 times stronger than plastic, really?

Badwolve1 said:
Orb, it is COMPLELTY relevant to XDA
It proves what a fail the iphone is
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You are right mate

I really hate to sound even a tiny bit pro Apple but what exactly about this new iPhone is fail? Besides the screen size it meets or bests the HD2 in the hardware department. The 960x640 resolution is well beyond anything HTC has produced (or plans to?); considering one of the main perks of our WinMo and Android phones has been the high resolution screens this point alone is pretty important.
Imagine Android hacked onto this new iPhone. Might make it arguably the best non-hardware-keyboard phone out there currently.
Hardware keyboard is still a requirement for me so it is an obvious no go. HTC has some catching up to do now, I do hope they soon announce a new Android phone with as high of a greater a resolution (and screen size, obviously) than the new iPhone.

I agree with MooGoo, further what i have heard is this new iPhone 4G has only 256 MB Ram and dont know how they though that they are going to do multitasking with that?? Either the Phone will slow down or battery power leak or can't open as many application as on win mob. But who knows may be they have done something innovative for that too.

Hardware seems nice. Software is disappointing though, I was expecting them to more towards the cloud a bit more and maybe cut that iTunes leash.

The smartphone of the future - how should it look like?

From my early years I was trying to create the ideal design of a phone. But then Steve Jobs ruined all my illusions with totally changing the path evolution of smartphones. But you can't stop the progress, and the smartphone of the future must blow up our minds as much as iPhone did. But how must it look and which functions must it be capable of?

These points with me :
1. Let's forgot the battery
2. Update hardware with OTA
3. No Chinese pirated app stores ...

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The original iPhone was a PDA without a pen. There was nothing remotelly mind blowing about it.
In need op 10 posts, are you? Rules, we have them for a reason.
On the topic though: Google Contact Lenses. That'd be great...

ShadowLea said:
The original iPhone was a PDA without a pen. There was nothing remotelly mind blowing about it.
In need op 10 posts, are you? Rules, we have them for a reason.
On the topic though: Google Contact Lenses. That'd be great...
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IPhone really was a PDA without a pen - but if it is so easy figure out the usability of such a product why nobody did?
And look here: there are a few models with pen on the market and the most - without. I think this is the confirmation of my words. (Nevertheless, I like Android more then iPhone)
10 posts - yes, you were right. But my comments and posts can not be supposed as "spam" - I am trying to write useful staff,
Google Contact Lenses - sounds cool
Thanks for reading this

Halactic said:
IPhone really was a PDA without a pen - but if it is so easy figure out the usability of such a product why nobody did?
And look here: there are a few models with pen on the market and the most - without. I think this is the confirmation of my words. (Nevertheless, I like Android more then iPhone)
10 posts - yes, you were right. But my comments and posts can not be supposed as "spam" - I am trying to write useful staff,
Google Contact Lenses - sounds cool
Thanks for reading this
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Nobody did it because the touch screens weren't very good at registering fingers at the time, and the PDA was for the professional user to keep notes, not the general population.
Apple improved the screen to register fingertips (which it still didn't always do very well. You couldn't write on it for sh*t, and half the time it didn't register a touch.), but a single step improvement is by no means mindblowing. There were plenty of computer displays that already used tip-touchscreens; you found them in shops, factories... Apple just made the screen smaller.
What was mindblowing about Apple's launch of the iPhone was their exceptional marketing strategy. As much as I dislike their products (and their sheer lack of service), I have nothing but respect for their marketing team.
Yes, you weren't spamming. But making posts for the sake of getting posts, even if they're useful, is frowned upon; you're supposed to get your first 10 posts by helping others.
I also very much like the idea of foldable displays, but only if we can get them truly foldable. Imagine, your entire computer on a flexible sheet of plastic? You could stick it in your wallet, and then fold it out to 22"! I would so love that. With the contact lenses, of course (have you seen Continuum? think of the contact lenses like the CMR in that.. )

Controlled by mind...
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A Smartphone with flexible screen

^ that a real concept or a mock up someone did? I really like that. I can see that as the smartphone of the future.
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BlueBerryNinjaX said:
^ that a real concept or a mock up someone did? I really like that. I can see that as the smartphone of the future.
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that looks like a mock up.

I don't understand why people are obsessed with flexible screens? What I want is to reduce the input delay from 100ms to 10ms.

Nokia showed a video of a bracelet phone years ago, then the chatter seemed to just die.
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Isn't google already creating this with Google Glasses

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I don't understand why people are obsessed with flexible screens? What I want is to reduce the input delay from 100ms to 10ms.
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Because being able to put a 10" tablet into your wallet is rather convenient.

ShadowLea said:
Because being able to put a 10" tablet into your wallet is rather convenient.
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A screen that may be able to flex does not mean it would be able to fold nor will the other components such as the battery, motherboard or case.

the future? evolution of current architecture. from battery to processor.
do you guys remember when many of us laugh on iPhone 5 because it's getting taller. but now? other vendors do the same.

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A screen that may be able to flex does not mean it would be able to fold nor will the other components such as the battery, motherboard or case.
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We're talking about the future; nobody specified an era.
Remember how massive the old computers were? You needed a truck to house 100KB. Hard to imagine we can stuff 128GB into a thumb-sized piece of plastic when you look back at that. They can store TB's on plastic tape.
And when Quantum Computing finally kicks off, we'll stop thinking about physical size altogether, because we'll be talking about nano technology.

anazhd said:
the future? evolution of current architecture. from battery to processor.
do you guys remember when many of us laugh on iPhone 5 because it's getting taller. but now? other vendors do the same.
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The iPhone 5
got laughed at because the only thing changing with it was an extra row of icons.
No-one have followed suit, if Android manufacturers are changing the ratio from 16:9 that's to compensate for on-screen buttons.
ShadowLea said:
We're talking about the future; nobody specified an era.
Remember how massive the old computers were? You needed a truck to house 100KB. Hard to imagine we can stuff 128GB into a thumb-sized piece of plastic when you look back at that. They can store TB's on plastic tape.
And when Quantum Computing finally kicks off, we'll stop thinking about physical size altogether, because we'll be talking about nano technology.
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Kingston have fitted 1TB onto a thumb drive, well to be fair it's about a double thumb drive.
Quantum computing is a far way away though and it's very unclear what it'll do for personal computing. It'll be king for decryption and similar, if it can be utilized for graphics we'll see pretty much unlimited graphics where software will be the bottleneck. (Imagine coding a graphic engine for a quantum computer). Exciting stuff though.
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A mix of both
A mix of the new projector technology used in iphone6, with the bendable screens of samsung. With a Paranoid Rom

how far into the future? I think eventually it would be an augmentation into our pupils. Yup...in the future we'll be installing ROMs to our eyeballs.

Sony finals responds to missings features on sw2

well sort of... it's really kind of sad
https://www.facebook.com/sonymobile/posts/10151999772368390

they gave me the same answer, no response when i mentioned the lack of watch faces and not being able to set the screen timeout
Sony = a waste of time, so it seems, sadly

You should change the misleading title to 'Sonys usual, treat the user like they dont know how to turn the watch on' response.
Rather than answering the clear question regarding missing features that were advertised.

well... Sony broke me down, sold the SW2 on craigslist tonight and bought a pebble.. been happier with this after an hour of ownership that the last 6 months combined trying to finagle the mn2 and sw2 to do what I wanted.
Goodbye Sony.

I am also going to sell it... This is frustrating...
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I would just ignore that post, it's just social media person responding with the generic fob off.

bewA said:
I would just ignore that post, it's just social media person responding with the generic fob off.
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Thats the point; I certainly have had no sensible responses from Sony support, just generic fob offs.
I'm sticking with it for a little longer, in the hope they open the sw2 to devs...

I wish I was more tech savvy. I would totally dev this
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Sony should just open up the firmware, they'd sell a lot more of those watches
i mean, what do they care what we do with those watches, as long as they can sell them

Well.. Sony's support is really lackluster. What did I do? I bought a galaxy gear, rooted and installed the null rom, and now i can do so much more compared to my Smartwatch 2 could ever do. Just wondering if i should sell it or not, I still like its design and would like to see improvements from Sony.

still absolutely digging the pebble... and best part? i can actually look forward to the 2.0 firmware coming out

i'm impatiently waiting for my HOT Smartwatch to replace this piece of abandonware

JarlSX said:
i'm impatiently waiting for my HOT Smartwatch to replace this piece of abandonware
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But the HOT watch is ugly as hell. They should have just gone with a plane jane Pebble look.

you don't like any of the 4 designs?
i ordered the Edge variant

this is what the designs ended up like
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Something similar to this but with the font for current digital watch face.
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way too much bezel on those. Plus the screen doesn't fit in with the overall look of the watches. And I think their user interface is going to be more of a hindrance. I don't see why all these companies seem to think gesture-based user interfaces are 'intuitive' and 'natural like'.
I really thought Sony would get it right this time when they were showing the Smartwatch 2 before release. But it looks like they screwed the pooch yet again. At least Samsung is consistently improving the Gear, despite a rocky release, and who knows what they plan to do in the future (open it up to other devices?), but for Sony to be in stealth mode all this time is unacceptable for a large corporation.

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At least Samsung is consistently improving the Gear, despite a rocky release, and who knows what they plan to do in the future (open it up to other devices?)
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Gear has proved to be such a flop that Samsung is likely going to show the Gear v.2 at next CES in Las Vegas in January.

Sony has today updated the Smartwatch 2 SW2 App, it now has alot more watch faces. I noticed a new stopwatch app as well, and a choice to let the display brightness be adjusted according to surrounding light.
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Gear has proved to be such a flop that Samsung is likely going to show the Gear v.2 at next CES in Las Vegas in January.
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I never said the Gear was selling well, and to clarify, I don't own one. I went with the Pebble this round after backing Kreyos and then backing out after months of radio silence to finally being told there was a delay. Before backing the Kreyos, I was eyeing the Sony, but the wife didn't like the look of it (screen too big) and I was getting antsy after no US release date. The Pebble is good enough for me until things like battery life, thickness, etc get sorted out on these "smarter" smartwatches.
I'm just saying, at least Samsung is *trying* to make an effort, as opposed to Sony. I mean, was today's update even announced? Any change logs aside from Play Store? They are basically ignoring customers and just tossing them a bone every once in a while to act like they care.

SW3

http://www.gsmarena.com/alleged_image_of_sony_xperia_z3_tablet_compact_leaks-news-9448.php

Don't like the Idea of a non-switchable watch-strap. If this is going to be the real thing, then my next Smartwatch will be an Android-wear watch with changeable watchstrap.

If it's not removable it's probably because the band has smart components in it. Maybe a HR monitor. The forced rubber band might point to it being a mix of smartwatch and smartband. I'm hype.

Somehow reminds me of the LG g watch. Looks bland but maybe better in real life. The SmartWatch 2 still has very nice styling in my opinion.

http://9to5google.com/2014/08/30/an...h-curved-e-ink-display-launching-at-ifa-2014/
Dear god please don't make SW3 Android Wear. I think they are releasing two versions. The previous black leaked pic had the same looking watch, but clearly had the standard SW2 watchface, which suggests it's running Sony's custom os. Also IDK why all these stupid companies keep proclaiming that SW2 runs a skinned version of android. All it takes is a peak at wikipedia if you are not sure.
Oh good, apparently that white picture is just a render that someone made, not another leak, that that Android Wear screen is just someone guessing.
I really doubt this watch will run android wear. There is a reason no one is using a screen like the sunlight readable SW2 screen in Android Wear. There is probably a technical reason. Sony would probably have to get a more standard android phone screen like Oled, and I really don't see them downgrading like that, not to mention the 3x shorter battery life.

Some months ago Sony told they won't use Wear for SW3. I'm sure they won't. On the other side, Sony should really work for getting more developers focused on Sony OS because to give Sony SW3 a good base for existence besides Android Wear and Tizen. Actually I'm feeling bored of my SW2 because there are missing so much good extensions which are already done for Android Wear.

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Some months ago Sony told they won't use Wear for SW3. I'm sure they won't. On the other side, Sony should really work for getting more developers focused on Sony OS because to give Sony SW3 a good base for existence besides Android Wear and Tizen. Actually I'm feeling bored of my SW2 because there are missing so much good extensions which are already done for Android Wear.
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What other extensions would be worthwhile on the Sony SmartWatch 2 /3? I get by on what's currently available and haven't felt the need for much else.

adrianmignogna said:
Don't like the Idea of a non-switchable watch-strap. If this is going to be the real thing, then my next Smartwatch will be an Android-wear watch with changeable watchstrap.
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If it's not removable it's probably because the band has smart components in it. Maybe a HR monitor. The forced rubber band might point to it being a mix of smartwatch and smartband. I'm hype.
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+1
thats why I bought SW2

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What other extensions would be worthwhile on the Sony SmartWatch 2 /3? I get by on what's currently available and haven't felt the need for much else.
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Basically IMO what we really need is SDK access for apps to be able to run directly from the watch. That's the biggest problem with the SW2. All apps that what to do more than send you notifications need to run on the android phone and only send images to the watch, and this is whats responsible for the watch being very laggy with 3rd party apps.

To be honest I am shocked of how the SW3 will look. So SW2 is one of the most beautiful square smart watch, and they "upgrade" it with a Samsung Gear look, a plastic body and non removable strap...

To be honest I am shocked of how the SW3 will look. So SW2 is one of the most beautiful square smart watch, and they "upgrade" it with a Samsung Gear look, a plastic body and non removable strap...
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Thought the same. At least a removable strap would be nice.

Smart Warch 3 now official!
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- Android Wear
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- 1.6-inch screen
- 4GB storage
- 512MB ram
- NFC
- GPS
- 420mAh battery (should last 2 days)
- IP68
Price: 230 € / comming this fall
EDIT: Watchstrap is removable, but can only be replaced with proprietary ones from Sony. No Universal Standard here.
Remember the time, Sony said they won't jump on the Android Wear - Train? They would have put too much effort in making their proprietary System perfect, they said...
And what's that sh*t with the non-removable strap? My next Smart Watch: Definitely not this one.

How very sad they have jumped to Android Wear. I love the Smartwatch 2 and the way it works but this new watch is definately not for me.
Now I need to go and buy another Smartwatch 2 as a spare....

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How very sad they have jumped to Android Wear. I love the Smartwatch 2 and the way it works but this new watch is definately not for me.
Now I need to go and buy another Smartwatch 2 as a spare....
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If I'm going to upgrade the SW2 with an Android Wear one, then it most likely will be replaced by a Moto 360

very boring looking watch and no replaceable bands, nope, don't want it
either the G Watch R or the Moto 360, waiting for reviews first though

What a disappointment, a generic Android Wear device.
I wonder if details will ever leak of the true successor to the SmartWatch 2 that Sony had in the works.
Or even if they'll release any of the new developed software for us SW2 owners. Although I very much doubt that.....
SW2, end of the line. Yet another dead OS!

I was also disappointed to see what the SmartWatch 3 looked like. No heart rate sensor either. No key differentiating factors. Sorry Sony but this time my money's going towards the Motorola 360 or LG G watch R.

It's ugly, I might buy a couple more SW2's just to have spares.

If this generic watch ran the SW2 OS the battery would last for like 2 weeks
Now that Smartband they also announced seems interesting. I wonder what OS it runs. http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/smartwear/smartband-talk-swr30/

that's OK, if I will need to start over I will opt for the Moto 360 or LG instead of SW3.
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[Discussion] What smart accesorry will you get next? E.g. Watch, glasses, etc

Since there is NO single thread in General forums solely dedicated this question to what Android Wear device you would buy and why, I took the liberty to post this thread, as most other "consolidated" threads are talking about phones in the main.
Try doing a Android wear search and you will not find a proper thread discussing what Android wear will you buy? Hence this thread
We have so many Android wear devices out there to accessorise our smartphones, that now they are gaining ludicrous amount of attention in the world.
Although the android wear market share is a paltry estimated value of US$1 billion compared to the smartphone market which is in the hundreds of billions. It still deserves attention for its massive growth in recent years.
Not ranked in any order, the more popular companies producing Android wear (including other smart watches) are as follows:-
1. Sony
2. Motorola
3. Pebble
4. Samsung
5. Meta
6. Martian
7. Garmin
8. Google
9. Apple Watch
Of course there are more but basically these are the few I have read about with above average reviews.
Choose yours!!!

I already own 4. The Metawatch (Frame), a Pebble, a 1st gen Gear and the G Watch. I was waiting for the 360, but got a great deal on the G on Swappa and couldn't pass it up and I'm glad I didn't. For all the hype and circlejerking beforehand about how killer it (the 360) was going to be, the reality seems to be a huge letdown, especially in terms of battery life.
I use my Metawatch the least and probably the Pebble the most, though I am very happy for now with the G... It may become my new favorite. If the price is right, I MIGHT get the LG R around Christmas time.

Despite the first impression rants:
It's uglyyy!!!
Rubber everywhere!!!
Another generic square android wear device!!!
Childish!!!!
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It you take a look about the potential and features, the most interesting smartwatch with android wear is by far, the Sony Smartwatch 3.
The first with IP68 (you can swim with it).
The first with GPS and music features independent of the phone.
The first with transflective screen for much better visibility with sunlight.
It's the first android (wear platform) smartwatch you can take anywhere without your phone for sporting activities. The design is sportive, not childish. You can sweat with it comfortably.
And the potential is because the extra features (bluetooth music and GPS tracking) will be done with sony apps at the beginning, but Google said these features will by supported natively in future versions of Android Wear.
So, be careful now, because I'm pretty sure, all the android wear watches next year will have these features and every watch in first generation will be quicky obsolete.
So my first watch in my radar is the Sony. And you may understand it in my perspective. I like sport and I have the MOTOACTV. Great concept and features, but so ugly and so terrible battery life that I only wear it when I run.
So the Sony is the first I consider to be the NEXT.
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I do not own any android wear devices (as in Android Wear Platform) as yet.
The only other accessory I have is a Pebble (which is not android wear platform )
I am however very interested in getting either an Android Wear watch or the google glass (if it becomes better)
I think the recent designs have improved by a huge margin, no matter how rectangular or squarish they look.
As for the Moto 360, it looks very good, in fact if it has a Chronograph like Bezel on it, it will definitely be a sealed deal for me. As for the dismal battery life many have reported, I am not too worried, I will switch to my Pebble
LG G round looks as good as well.
Except for a very small handful of Smart Watches out there, the rest looks like their hastily put together while trying to cram everything into a small device.
Just waiting to see Samsungs Rounded version and what others will come up as well.
I do not know if they do actually liaise with any big watch manufacturers, but they can do well to learn from designs from Panerai, U Boat, or those excellent looking top labelled brands. Since most of the watches they produced are BIG, goes to say you can stuff more goodies under the hood.
Of course thats my preference.
Cheerios

I've got my eye on the ASUS ZenWatch, or I will when it comes out. The pictures I've seen make it look like an attractive device and the reviews have been positive.

I'm actually waiting for an android wear with wireless charge and square display.
No preferences for now

I've got a galaxy s5, and a pebble. Id love to try the galaxy gear

more reading up made me realise one thing
the Moto 360 is compatible with ALL QI standard wireless charging devices, WOOTZ I got a portable QI charger .. mahahaha .. maybe worth considering getting the Moto 360 then

I use my Gear Live a lot, get new feeds from Appy Geek 15 or 20 times, dozens of emails, messages, weather alerts.
For the most part 6am to 10pm is ok but I like to get a watch that can under heavy use get me from 6am to say 4am the next day.
The only watch that promises battery life is the Sony watch.
If it really has much better battery life I may buy it, but I will see.
Childish? Only people that look at watch a say Childish are childish. These watches are not cheap knock offs that we use to get for $5, yes I am not 100% happy with the way the Sony Watch looks but since I use it working out it look very functional.
I care more about battery life than looks, I think Motorola the soon to be Chinese company just does not get it.

AstroDigital said:
I use my Gear Live a lot, get new feeds from Appy Geek 15 or 20 times, dozens of emails, messages, weather alerts.
For the most part 6am to 10pm is ok but I like to get a watch that can under heavy use get me from 6am to say 4am the next day.
The only watch that promises battery life is the Sony watch.
If it really has much better battery life I may buy it, but I will see.
Childish? Only people that look at watch a say Childish are childish. These watches are not cheap knock offs that we use to get for $5, yes I am not 100% happy with the way the Sony Watch looks but since I use it working out it look very functional.
I care more about battery life than looks, I think Motorola the soon to be Chinese company just does not get it.
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China does have some ridiculously weird and funky smart watches, some I daresay are nice, but not sure what platforms they are using.
As for battery life, I am not sure about the rest of the community, but I carry around a 8400 mAh battery pack made in China with QI standard which is still working flawlessly since last year. I hardly use the QI as the USB ports charges much faster (there is a 1amp and a 2amp port), got the QI just as a "show off" gimmick the initial few days when I showed family and friends, otherwise it is not practical to use on the move.
So for me battery life in current Smart watches is not too much of a concern, as I carry the pack around, of course my wrist does feel a little naked the few occasions my pebble is sent for charging in my bag, its nothing I can't live without

By features, i dare say the Sony SW3 will be more future proof. But if we just wait a bit, perhaps all SWs will sport the GPS and bluetooth music by Q2 2015.

i want samsung
now i own the HTC, i want to buy the samsung next time